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Comoros president leads in referendum on extending his powers: govt

Comoros' President, Azali Assoumani arrives to a poll booth by an election official before casting his ballot during a constitutional referendum on July 30, 2018 at Mitsoudje polling station, outside Moroni capital of the Comoros archipelago off Africa's east coast. Voters in the Comoros went to the polls on July 30 in a politically explosive referendum that could change the constitution and allow President Azali Assoumani to rule beyond 2021, his current term limit.
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By  AFP Agency

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Interior Minister Mohamed Daoudou said the president's "yes" camp was leading according to the first results. If approved, the vote would allow Assoumani to rule beyond his 2021 term limit.


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